A striking bracelet with a magnificent 51 carat emerald cut sapphire at its heart, framed by over 50 carats of the finest emerald cut white diamonds. Graff’s exceptional cutting and polishing skills are showcased in the sleek, precise silhouette of each emerald cut, unleashing remarkable fire and brilliance.
This platinum ring designed by Oscar Heyman features a 3.40-carat round Ceylon sapphire centered between 2 round brilliant diamonds totaling 1.40 carats.
This lovely morganite engagement ring features a unique vintage platinum mounting that dates from around the 1950s and is accented with six round single cut diamonds. The ring is set with a 1.05 carat round cut morganite that we recently sourced and set. The morganite has a beautiful shimmery cut and a soft icy pink color. The clarity is crisp and clean. The ring is currently a size 7.5 and offer complimentary resizing to fit.
A pair of mystery-set sapphire and diamond ear pendants, by Van Cleef & Arpels.
A pair of mystery-set sapphire and diamond ear pendants, by Van Cleef & Arpels, the inventor of this innovative technique, was featured in Christie’s historic auction of the Collection of Elizabeth Taylor. ‘The stories they could tell…,’ muses Burstein, speaking of the earrings once owned by the Hollywood icon.
Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria, niece of Marie Antoinette, second wife of Napoleon and mother of his son, the King of Rome, is as unpopular today in France as she was two centuries ago. Her marriage to Napoleon in 1810 marked the beginning of the end of the Emperor’s glory. Indeed, many blamed her for contributing to his downfall.
A 19th century sapphire and diamond tiara
After Napoleon’s first abdication in 1814, Marie-Louise returned to her native Austria where her father, Emperor Francis II, made provision for her to have a quiet life. After the death of the Empress in 1847, her jewels remained in the Austrian imperial family, and a number of them were put up for sale at Christie’s during the 19th and 20th centuries.
After sales at Christie’s in 1894 and 1959, an ensemble of jewelry in sapphires and diamonds was offered in London in July of 1961. The provenance in the catalog mentions Marie-Louise, although the composite style of the jewels suggests that certain elements may have been remounted at various times.
A pair of 19th-century sapphire and diamond brooches.
A 19th-century sapphire and diamond bracelet.
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